UNSPSC 50404201: Curly kale

The variety of kale known as curly kale

UNSPSC 50404201 Curly kale is a Commodity code that spans fresh produce supply to institutional food service operations, school nutrition programs, and state healthcare facilities. State and local governments procuring under this code buy fresh vegetables—including kale and a broad range of produce such as carrots, potatoes, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, and onions—as components of larger food service contracts for correctional facilities, state supported living centers, mental health centers, school districts, and senior services programs. Issuing bodies include state departments of criminal justice and health and human services, county and city school nutrition programs, county parks and recreation departments, and municipal senior services divisions. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County) appear as repeat buyers in recent activity. Work spans both standalone produce contracts and line-item purchases within broader cafeteria or food service supply agreements, with vendors typically required to deliver fresh, inspected product meeting USDA or facility-specific quality standards, often on a weekly or bi-weekly schedule with temperature and expiration-date controls.

Recent opportunities show activity concentrated in Texas and Georgia. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations for delivery to food warehouses serving correctional institutions—IFB IW267376 (Palestine facility, RFP due October 19, 2026), IFB IW267420 (Snyder Food Warehouse, due October 14, 2026), and IFB IW267411 (Wynne Food Warehouse, due October 14, 2026)—alongside historic carrot and potato procurements. Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (IFB, due October 23, 2026) and similar food service contracts at Mexia and Lufkin facilities. Georgia school districts including Bryan County Schools (sealed bid for produce, due May 27, 2026) and Bartow County School System (RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables, due June 22, 2026) solicited produce supply for school nutrition programs with local-sourcing requirements (400-mile radius). Illinois Department of Mental Health and Illinois Department of Corrections issued small-purchase and set-aside procurements for fresh produce delivery to Madden Mental Health Center and Joliet Treatment Center. Outside the primary states, Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) bid fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program funding (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026), Collier County (Florida) sought food services vendor for North Collier Regional Park via ITN (proposals due March 6, 2025), and Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia) requested sealed bids for fresh produce across 24 school nutrition sites (IFB due June 16, 2026). Set-asides and preferences appear in school district procurements (small business, diverse-owned business, local-vendor status in Wisconsin and Georgia) and in Illinois Department of Corrections activity. Prevailing wage requirements apply in Illinois; F.O.B. Destination pricing with vendor-borne transportation is standard across most jurisdictions.